false 1813872 2 To most, the flush of a toilet seems a routine motion to banish waste and ensure cleanliness: safe, efficient, necessary, nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. However, Jamie Benidickson's examination of the social and legal history of sewage in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom demonstrates that the uncontroversial reputation of flushing is deceptive. In a time when community water quality can no longer be taken for granted, this book is particularly relevant, as it delves into and clarifies the murky issues surrounding the evolution of the culture of flushing. <P> Drawing upon the experience of urban centres, including Toronto, Chicago, New York, and London, <i>The Culture of Flushing</i> carefully analyzes more than two hundred years of history to describe how we conveniently came to view streams as nature's sewers, and how water, one of our planet's most precious resources, became an acceptable medium for the disposal of urban and industrial waste. Informed by the evolution of legal doctrine, contemporary understanding of the chemical and biological characteristics of water, changing theories of disease, and the influence of professionals in such fields as public health, engineering, and economics, this book pushes the reader to seriously reconsider our casual habit of flushing it all away. <P> Unique, comprehensive, and accessible, <i>The Culture of Flushing</i> will appeal to everyone from specialists in environmental history, environmental law, public health, engineering, and public policy to the general reader concerned with protecting water quality and the environment. 1813277 30 8 2007 The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage total:3|5:1|4:2| 3 13 12 2 4 0 false false Mon Dec 31 20:47:30 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 20:48:40 -0800 2007 http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpag...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 08 11:33:02 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 11:33:35 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 07:54:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:54:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 07:46:29 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:46:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 06 09:13:04 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:13:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 10:40:34 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 10:40:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 14 03:50:40 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 03:50:44 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 08 13:32:33 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 13:32:39 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Dec 31 21:02:47 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 21:02:47 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Mon Sep 17 16:36:59 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 18 10:53:23 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 02 12:37:47 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 12:37:49 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Sep 01 18:46:12 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 18:46:12 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1813872